Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-24
The Way to Obtain Title for Mines by Patent from the United
 States
(Copp's D. s. Mining Decisions )

1. The applicant IS required to have a correct survey of his claim under au- thority of the surveyor-general of the state.
 ?. Post plat of such survey in a con spIcuous place on the claim, with notice of his intention to apply for patent. sad notice giving date of posting, name of claimant, name of claim, mining district and county. whether the location is on record or not, and If SO, where to be fOuud; number ot feet claimed and prs- sumad direction thereof; the hun. OCT of feet each Nsy from Gi-co;erY sn aft and name or ns1c- Oi C:E~F aJjEDing clainlInts Oa sane O. Otise- cul I>.ous claim,
 5 After posting above EO.Iet e Ist and notice oE tbe premises, thc claimant will file with the reEi-ier and Iecelver a copy of such plat end field notes uf survey also the aii3av;; of txO witnesses, ereil- ole that suci plat snd notice af p.sted con pIcGcusiy on the claim. siyirg cate acc place 0t Suoh posting, a c0cy af the n0s;5s SO posted to be attached ty and form part Of such affidavit.
 4. Attached ,O field notes u4Gss be the sworn statement of claimant ;bat he has pOssessory 10 the premises therein described by virtue of COIL mpiiar os of himself or grantOrs with the EiluIng distrlct, state or territory.
 ,. This affidavit should be supported by proper evidence from the miniry rs- oOrder's office as to his pOssessoTy right.
 IT a locator, a full, true and correct copy of his location should befu5risoed, said copy 8ttested by seal of recorder; If no seal, make oath to the correctness of same; and where the applicant claims with others as locator and those others have transferred any or all their Inter- ests, a copy of original record Of loca- tion should be filed and 6n sbstrac. of tItle from recorder.
 G. In the event of loss by fire of min ing records. affidavit ot such should be made and secondary evidence of title Ee- ceived.
 2. On receipt of these papers, the register will, at the expense of claimant. publish, for sixty days. s nOsise of such application in the paper nearest the claim.
 9. Too much care can no. be exer. cised ia the preparation of these no- sices.
 10. The claimant, st the time of filing papers with register. or during the sixty days publication. must file certificate of surveyor general that not less than t5OC worth of labor has been expended on nm prOvements made on the claim, and that the plat filed by the claimant is correct | and the field notes of survey SO correct that the premises may be fully identi | fed. This certificate had better be in dorsed on plat and field notes.
 II. Aftes slIty days publication hs; expired, the claimant will file his sffi daYIt that the plat and notice aforesaid remained cOnsp,cuOusly posted for ol during the sixty dsys's publication | Upon filing the foregoing papers, thG register will, if no adverse claim wal filed during sixty days publication, per init the claimant to pay for the land etc.
 F. The register must certify, ID send ing up papers. that the notice, plat sDC field notes posted in his office for sixty | days-from such time to such tune | The consecutive series of numbers o | mineral entries must be continued
 13. The plat snd field notes of survey mus, be cOnspicuously posted in th' land office for sixty days, this plat. fielC notes. es,, to be furnished by applicant
 II. The abstracts of title must come down so snd include, if possible, th' las. ds;e until papers are forwarded ol leave tue office (a late ruling).